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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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自
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足
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/3
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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zì
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zú
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ dzijH ›
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‹ tsjowk ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*s.i-s/
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/*ok/
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| English
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self (adv.)
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sufficient
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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自
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足
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| Reading #
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1/1
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2/2
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| No.
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17879
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17925
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Phonetic
component
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自
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足
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Rime
group
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至
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屋
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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自
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足
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɦljids/
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/*ʔsoɡ/
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Verb
自足
- to feel complacent; to feel smug; to be pleased with oneself; to congratulate oneself; to pat oneself on the back; to be self-satisfied; to be self-congratulatory
道理無窮，學者先要不得有自足心。 [MSC, trad.]
道理无穷，学者先要不得有自足心。 [MSC, simp.]- Dàolǐ wúqióng, xuézhě xiān yàobudé yǒu zìzú xīn.
- Truth is infinite; a scholar cannot afford to have a complacent attitude.
- to be self-sufficient; to be self-reliant
Synonyms
- (feel complacent): 沾沾自喜 (zhānzhānzìxǐ)
- (self-sufficient): 自給自足／自给自足 (zìjǐzìzú)
Derived terms
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
自足 • (jisoku)
- self-sufficiency, to be satisfied with oneself
Verb
自足する • (jisoku suru) transitive suru (stem 自足し (jisoku shi), past 自足した (jisoku shita))
- to be self-sufficient
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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自足し
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じそくし
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jisoku shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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自足し
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じそくし
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jisoku shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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自足する
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じそくする
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jisoku suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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自足する
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じそくする
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jisoku suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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自足すれ
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じそくすれ
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jisoku sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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自足せよ¹
自足しろ²
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じそくせよ¹
じそくしろ²
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jisoku seyo¹
jisoku shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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自足される
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じそくされる
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jisoku sareru
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| Causative
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自足させる
自足さす
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じそくさせる
じそくさす
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jisoku saseru
jisoku sasu
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| Potential
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自足できる
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じそくできる
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jisoku dekiru
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| Volitional
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自足しよう
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じそくしよう
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jisoku shiyō
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| Negative
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自足しない
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じそくしない
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jisoku shinai
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| Negative continuative
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自足せず
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じそくせず
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jisoku sezu
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| Formal
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自足します
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じそくします
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jisoku shimasu
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| Perfective
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自足した
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じそくした
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jisoku shita
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| Conjunctive
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自足して
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じそくして
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jisoku shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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自足すれば
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じそくすれば
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jisoku sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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References